Hi, I reckon this is a fairly accurate transcription of History of
Us. Unfortuneately, I've lent my copy of the tape to someone at the
moment, so I can't be sure that the picking patterns in the solo
and coda are exactly right, in fact they're probably wrong, but
they're pretty close anyway. The picking pattern for the verses is
slightly different each time round but I've only shown what happens
the first time - perfectionists should refer to the tape and work the
rest out themselves.
If anybody knows something about this that I'm not aware of like
funny tunings, feel free to correct it.
Enjoy yourselves,
Paul Hutchinson.
History Of Us - Indigo Girls
----------------------------
Note the following unusual chord shapes. They come with practice.
Gmaj7 C11
+=========+ +=========+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|(x)| | | x | | x | | x
x | | | x | | x | | x |
2(1) 4 3 2 1 4 3 (LH fingering)
h=hammer on
p=pull off
/=slide
Introduction:
Gmaj7 C11
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2-------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+
+ + + +
+-2-------0---0h2h3-+
|-----3-------------|
|-----0------0------|
|---2---2---2-------|
|-3-------3---------|
+-------------------+
Verse: (Play this twice each verse)
Gmaj7 C11
NB- Play the note in brackets first time only
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+(2)------2-------+-2-------0---0h2h3-+-2-------2-------+
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------------|-----3-------3---|
|-----0-------0---|-----0------0------|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-------|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
+-3-------3-------+-------------------+-3-------3-------+
Am7 Bm7 C F#7
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2-------0-------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----3-------3---|-----1-------3---|-----1-----------|
|-----0-------0---|-------0-------2-|-------0---------|
|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|
|-3-------3-------|-0-------2-------|-3-------4-------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------2---+
Bm E7s E7 Am D7s D7
+ + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----------3-2---+
|-----3-----0-----|-----1---------1-|
|-----4-----2-1---|-----0-----------|
|---4-----------0-|---2---2-0-------|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|
+---------0-------+-----------------+
Chorus:
Gsus G F/G Cmaj7
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+---------1-------+-0-------0-------+
|-----1---0---0---|-----1---1---1---|-----0-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|-2---2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|---2---2---2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
+-3---------------+-3---------------+---------------3-+
Cm7 Bm E7sus E7
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------4-------|-3---3---3---3---|-----3---3---3---|
|-----3-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2---1-------|
|---5---5---5-----|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-3---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+
Am7 D7s D7
+ + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----3---2---2---+
|-----1-------1---|---1---1---1---1-|
|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+
1st time:
Am7 D7s D7 Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----3-2---------+-----------------+
|-----1-------1---|-----------1-----|-----------------|
|-----0-------0---|---2-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-----|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0-----------0---|-----4-2-------2-|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|---2---------2---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+
Em
+ + + +
+-----------------+
|-----------------|
|-----0-----0-----| Go back to the verse
|-----4-2-------2-|
|---2---------2---|
+-0---------------+
2nd time (Solo):
Am7 D7s D7 Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+
NC (Em) Am
+ + + --3-- + + + + +
+-----------------------------------+-------0---0---0-+
|-----------------------------------|-----1---1---1---|
|-----------------------------------|-----2---2---2---|
|---4/5---4-5/7---5---4h5p4-2---0---|---2-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------|
+-0---------------------------------+-----------------+
Am D7s D7
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-------0---0---0-+-----------------+-----3-2---------+
|-----3---3---3---|-----1-1-1-0---1-|-----------1-----|
|-----4---4---4---|-----2-2-2---2-0-|---2-----2-----2-|
|---4-------------|---2-------------|-0-----------0---|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
Go back to the verse again
3rd time (Coda):
Am7 D7s D7 Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----3---2-------+-----------------+
|-----1---1---1---|-----1---1-------|-----------0-----|
|-----0---0---0---|---2-------------|-----0---0-----0-|
|---2---2---2---2-|-0---------------|-----4-2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------|---2-------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-0---------------+
+ + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----------------+-0------+
|-----------0-----|-----------0---0-|--------|
|-----0---0-----0-|-----0---0-------|--------|
|-----4-2-----2---|-----4-2-----2---|-2------|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|--------|
+-0---------------+-0---------------+--------|
